Virginia B. Stephens
COURTLAND—Virginia Helen Bush “Jini” Stephens, 72, died Sept. 14, 2009.
She was born in Gladwin, Mich., a daughter of the late Frank and Ione Hubert Bush, and was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Gulick.
She was a graduate of Roscommon High School and Mid Michigan Junior College in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Mrs. Stephens was retired from Dow Chemical after 37 years service and was a former president for four terms of the Michigan Secretarial Association.
Following a 2006 stroke, she was a resident of The Pines in Gladwin for 27 months, and on May 1 relocated to the Courtland Health Care Center, Courtland, to be near her family.
Survivors include her brother, Franklin H. Bush of Chester; step-daughter, Victoria Stephens of Nashville, Tenn; two nieces, Debbie Starke and Wendy Vaughan, both of Capron; and one nephew, Terry Bush of Chester.
Services will be handled by Wright Funeral Home, Franklin.
Condolences may be offered at www.wrightfuneralhome.org